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| Review of non-reactive CaO–Al2O3-based mold fluxes for casting high-aluminum steel |
| Lei Zhang1, Wan-lin Wang1, Han-qing Shao1 |
| 1 School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China |
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Abstract Advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs) have been gradually applied to modern auto industry, as they have the advantages of improving the steel strength and lightening the car weight, which not only ensures the safety but also saves the energy. However, the high-aluminum (Al) content in AHSSs may react with SiO2 in conventional CaO–SiO2-based mold flux during the process of continuous casting, which leads to the deterioration of the mold flux properties and a poor slab quality. Then, the non-reactive CaO–Al2O3-based mold flux was proposed and has been developing for the casting process of high-Al steels, but there are some problems of low consumption and insufficient lubrication that need to be solved. Thus, previous researches on the effect of each component on the properties of CaO–Al2O3-based mold flux were systematically summarized, and the situation of plant trials on CaO–Al2O3-based mold flux was evaluated. The results indicated that the proposed CaO–Al2O3-based mold fluxes could avoid the slag-metal reaction problems; however, the problems of lubrication, crystallization and heat transfer issues still exist. Therefore, tremendous works still need to be conducted for the development of new generation of CaO–Al2O3-based mold flux system. The review was performed aiming to provide a technical guidance for designing and optimizing CaO–Al2O3-based mold flux system that meets the demand of the continuous casting process of high-Al steels.
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Received: 22 October 2018
Published: 31 December 2018
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Lei Zhang,Wan-lin Wang,Han-qing Shao. Review of non-reactive CaO–Al2O3-based mold fluxes for casting high-aluminum steel[J]. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, 2019, 26(4): 336-344.
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